Allie had mentioned that she couldn’t really see the board at school very well and needed to get up closer every time the teacher wrote something up there. She started squinting while watching the TV. She couldn’t read street signs or license plates until they were much closer. All signs pointed to it being time. Her annual well child checkup confirmed it. Our girl needed glasses. Both her dad and I got glasses in elementary school so she was merely confiming the apple/tree idiom. Luckily she’s been wanting glasses so she was beyond excited about it. Glasses and braces at the same time, poor girl. Fortunately, she’s little and cute…

I am bound and determined to catch up on posts before the end of this year. I’m gonna do it. Positive thinking. Determined little train. Pumping self up. Though, maybe I’ve gotta up my game from posting twice a week to really make it happen. And… this may not be the best month to tackle extra ambition. Uuuuuuggggghhhhh.   Anyhoo. I’m going to keep plugging along. Even if it means posting the pictures from inside our house even though I struggle with shooting inside our dark house. And even though the clutter drives me nuts. And even though the story might not be particularly poignant but totally mundane instead. Because…